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L, H. BURNHAM.

SHOE UPPER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1919.

Patented Nov. 25,1919.

new erases ra ,Fi @FFEQE LEWIS H. BURNHAM, OF HAVERIEILL, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNGR 0F ONE-HALF TG GEORGE E. CLARK, 0F HAVERHI-LL, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHOE-UPPER HOLDER.

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- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

Application filed February 26, 1919. Serial No. 279,440.

pers, after they have been assembled and before they are placed on the last, so that they may be readily carried from one point to' another in the factory.

More specifically, the invention relates to that class of de ices which are known as upper horses and comprises a form of yoke, usually of wire, onto one or more of the arms of which the upper pieces are passed, fastening means being provided which engage the free endof the upper holding arm j to hold the uppers in place thereon.

These devices have been found to be objectionable in practical use inth'at the fastening means thereof is liable to become dlS- connected or detached, and, in consequenw, lost or misplaced; .1 1

a In case the fastening means become .de' tached from the upper holding arm, the uppers are likely. to fall off, and, in consequence, much inconvenience is; likely to be caused, and, in case the fastening means 18 lost, the rest of the device becomes useless intil another can be supplied;

The objects of my invention are to providera device of the above character which is provided with a form of fasteningfmeans which will not be disconnected by accident or become separated'from the rest of the device, and which is adapted to be made entirelyof strong wire, so that it will be durable and may be made at a. reasonably small cost.

I accomplish'these objects by the means shown in the accompanying drawing-Vin which F Figure l is aside elevation of the com plete device.

Fig. 2 1s a plan view thereof and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the armfastening means. 7

According to my lIlVBIliJlOIl, I provide a frame-or yoke of stiff wire bent into suitable form, said wire being somewhat resilient, but adapted to be bent into va 'ious shapes and to retain such shape under normal conditions. Said yoke comprises two tion (2, which is continuous therewith, said bottom portion being preferably provided with an intermediate coil or loop d to increase the resilience thereof. These parts, normally, all lie in the same plane. At the upper or free end of the member a the wire is bent at right angles and extended in the said plane of said members for a portion of the normal distance between said members, as indicated at c, then is bent to form a complete eye 7" at its end, then is bent to extend upwardly at right angles and then transversely to the plane of the frame to form a hook g. d

A link it is provided which is composed of a short length of the same material and is bent to form an eye 5 in one end, which is interlocked with the eye 7, the wire of which the eye f is formed being passed through the eye t before said eye 7 is completed, so that the link is permanently connected, and is free to swing in all directions. The opposite end of the link it is provided with an oblong-shaped, longitudinally-disposed loop 70, so formed that it is normally held in a plane at right angles to the plane of the yoke. The end portion of the arm .7) is bent to form at head or eye on in a position at right angles to the plane of the yoke, the

7c and substantially less than the length thereof, and its thickness being less thanthe width of said slot, so that the head m may be passed through the eye is when held longitudinally thereof, but cannot pass therethrough in a position transverse thereto, as shown in the dotted and full line positions, respectively, of Figs. 2 and 3.

It is to be noted, in this connection, that the head m is, in effect, oblong in form as its width is substantially greater than its thickness. I

As previously stated, thematerial of which the frame is constructed is resilient, so that the arms of the yoke may be swung relatively.

To connect or disconnect the link irwith is pushed to one side of the plane of the frame. to the extent. of the length of the link, and, at the same time, toward theother arm, to a point about midway of the frame,

as indicated in the dotted line position of Fig. 2. This movement may be readily ac complish'ed by holding the device :by the.

hook g with one hand and by pressing the arm 2) into said position with the other.

When the link is on thearin b, as in Fig. 1, it will be swung into a posltion at right angles to the plane of the frame, in which position the loop 7 of the link may be easily placed on, or removed from the end of the arm 2), as indicated by the dotted line position of Fig. 2, after which the arm will be permitted to spring backto its normal posi tion.

While the link It is disconnected from the arm, the uppers may be readily placed there: on, and, to reconnect it, the arm a, is swung back to the distorted position at one side of the normal plane of the yoke, and the link Wire, bent: intothedesiredfo-rm, it may be said frame and having an oblong aperture sired.

replaced in position on theiarm described. As the frame must be considerablyd storted to perinit the disconnection of the 11111;

from the arm, and as therearepractically only two positions (one at each side of the plane of the frame) in which disconnect on is possible, it is apparent that disconnection thereof by accident is: practically impos sible, so that all danger that the uppers will be' removed by accident is avoided. 0n the other hand, connection and disconnection of'the link canv be quickly made when (is:

initsfree end adapted to receive said head When the longer dimensions "thereof. are in approximate; coincidence and to receive the end portion of said arm adjacent said head in all. the relative positions thereof,

the relativedisposition of said'head and said aperture," being such that the longer dimensions thereof are inztransverse relation in the normal position ofgthe-arm and; are in comcidentL relation, in a distorted position. I thereof 1 2. A shoe upper holder comprising a yoke having" a; resilient p upperereceiving arm provlidedwith can-oblong. head, at is free end, disposed transversely of the normal plane of the yoke, a l'inkpivotally connected to the opposite portionvofthe yoke and-ha ving a longitudinally disposed, oblong eye, in. its

free end portion, constructed and a ranged to be passed over said head in a distorted position of said arm and to be held on saidarm with its eye in transverse relation to said head to prevent its removal, in thenormal position of said arm.

3. A shoe-upper-holder comprising a yoke having resiliently connected arms, a link pivotally connected to one of said arms and having an oblong shaped eye at its free end, a head of oblong form on the end of the other of said arms, the relative size; and ar-' rangement thereof being adapted to permit the eye of said'link to be passed over said head when the arm thereof is sprung'out of its normal position and to be held transversely of said'eye when permitted to resume its normal position, to preventdisconnection or the link. I Y

a 4. A shoe-upper holder comprisinga re silient yoke having the arms thereof normally disposed in approximate parallelism, an oblong-shaped headjat the free end of oneor" said arms so arranged that its longe dimension" eXtends approximately perpendicularly to the plane of said arms, a link pivoted at one end to the other of said; arms and'having an oblong eye in its free end arranged with its longer dimension extending longitudinally thereof, in position to receive the end portion of said first named arm ad:

jacent the head thereof, and-adapted tobe passed over said head Whenthe-arm thereof is distorted to bring the longer-dimensions of said head and said eye into approximate coincidence; Y 7 '7 7 52 A shoe upperiholder comprising a yoke of resilient fwire formed to provide a pair tion of one of said arms'being 'bent"itransver'sely to form anjoblong-shaped head, a link pivotally interlocked with theother'and formed at itsfree end to provide an oblong eye having its longerdimension extending longitudinally thereof and adapted and arranged' tobe passed over saidhead when-the arm thereof is distorted'toa position atone side of 'the normal plane of. said-arms; and

of approximatelyparallelarms,theend por I- approximately midway between 'thenormal positions of said arms to bring the longer. i

dimensions ofisaid head and eye into approximate coincidence and to be held. in transverse relation thereto in the normalpositionof said arms, tolock the link inposie tion thereon. a

6. A shoe-upperholder -comprisinga frame having a} holding arm resiliently retained in a normal position and adaptedito :be sprung aside to a distorted position against such resilient ac'tion,"a' linkpivoted at one end on said frame and constructed for pivotal connection at;the opposite endwith the endfportion of saidarm, topermit movement ofthe arm n-om' its normalto its said distorted; position, while pivotallyhenv gaged with said linlgand'meanson the end of said arm disposed in position to prevent disconnection of said link therewith when the arm is in normal position and to permit such disconnection when the arm is sprung aside to said distorted position.

7. A shoe-upper holder comprising a U- shaped frame of resilient material composed of a supporting arm, and an upper-receiving arm and an intermediate connecting portion all normally disposed approximately in the same plane and constructed to permit. said receiving arm to be moved into a relatively distorted position at one side of such plane, a link pivotally connected to the upper end portion of said supporting arm and constructed for pivotal connection at the opposite end with the end portion of said receiving arm to permit movement of the latter to said distorted position while pivotally connected thereto, and means on said receiving arm preventing disconnection of said link therefrom when in the normal position thereof and permitting such disconnection of said link therefrom in the distorted position thereof.

8. A shoe-upper holder comprising a U- shaped frame of resilient material composed of a supporting arm, an upper-receiving arm and an intermediate connecting portion all normally disposed approximately in the same plane, and constructed to permit said receiving arm to be moved into a relatively distorted position at one side of such plane, a link pivotally connected to the upper end portion of said supporting arm and having an aperture at its opposite end adapted to receive the end portion of said receiving arm, to provide a pivotal connection therewith and constructed to permit movement of the. latter to said distorted position while disposed in said aperture, and a head on the end of said receiving arm, said head and said aperture being relatively formed to prevent disconnection of saidlink from said arm when in the normal position thereof and to permit such disconnection when in the distorted position thereof.

1 I a i K v 9. A shoe-upper holder comprising a frame having a resiliently supported upper receiving arm provided with a head of a form other than round at its free end, a

link pivoted at one end to said frame having an aperture in its free end, shaped similarly to said head and adapted to receive the same when the corresponding dimensions thereof are in approximate coincidence and to receive the portion of said arm adjacent said head in the different relative positions thereof, the relative disposition of said head and of said aperture in said link being such that passage of said link onto and off said arm is prevented in the normal position thereof.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

LEWIS H. BURNHAM. 

